I've own Burmese pythons in the past with melamine cages that have lasted 8yrs plus...
Cages we're sealed with silcone ..
$640 for one cage from AP and their not fail prove id personally rather spend $600 on two cages that last me even 6 year's I would be happy... remember when vision cages came out they were the must have... I've seen them sag an bow in the same length of time the melamine cages ... Also see big breeders like NERD an prehistoric Pets using wood an melamine together.
Who knows in 5 yrs from what will come...
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